View full sizeKenny, a young male terrier mix, is available for adoption from the Jackson County Animal Shelter.

GAUTIER, Mississippi -- Today kicks off a 12-day supplies fundraiser organized by the Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter Pets, a non-profit group dedicated to assisting the shelter and the many animals they manage.

The group coordinated the supplies drive with the help of several Ocean Springs restaurants and other coastwide businesses.

Each item donated will also give participants one entry for the raffle.

The prize basket includes more than $450 in gift certificates to Kwitzky's, Big O's Sports Bar, The Inn Zone Bar, Shear Attitude and South Coast Seafood Co. in Ocean Springs and 13th Street Salon in Gulfport, among others. The basket also includes artwork from local artists, massages, passes for the Ship Island Ferry and other prizes.

Donations may be dropped off and raffle tickets picked up at the animal shelter, 4400 Audubon Lane in Gautier, Kwitzky's, Big O's Sports Bar or The Inn Zone in Ocean Springs or Sweet Repeats Children's Consignment Boutique in D'Iberville.

Donations may also be dropped at Gautier City Hall, the Pascagoula Police Department and Ocean Springs City Hall, but raffle tickets will not be available at those location.

All donations are tax deductible, and cash donations are also accepted. All checks should be made out to Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter Pets.

The donation drive will run today through June 6.

The winner-takes-all prize drawing will be held at Big O's at 6 p.m. on June 6.

Donations must arrive at Big O's by 6 p.m. to be entered into the drawing, and donations must arrive at all other locations by noon June 6 to be included in the drawing.

You do not have to be present to win, organizers said.

Residents are also encouraged to look for their next pet at the Jackson County Animal Shelter.

Adopting an animal costs $50, which includes spaying or neutering, a certificate of examination from Jackson County Veterinary Society, initial vaccinations and preventative worming.